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MOSCOW — The electronic timing system at Luzhniki Stadium proved its point — Bethel High and Hampton University grad Francena McCorory is at the top of her game. The 49.86-second performance registered by McCorory in winning her semifinal section of the women's 400-meter race Sunday at the track and field world championships was the fastest of her life, supplanting the 49.96 she ran at the Herculis Meet at Monaco earlier this season. McCorory, 24, edged Russia's Antonina Krivoshapka to disappoint the packed stadium of home fans. McCorory earned an Olympic gold medal in the 4x400 relay in the 2012 London Games, but she placed seventh in the individual 400 final....

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